Nonstop flight route between Sármellék, Hungary and Fane, Papua New Guinea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hévíz-Balaton Airport (SOB), Sármellék, Hungary and Fane Airport (FNE), Fane, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,493 miles (or 13,669 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Hévíz-Balaton Airport and Fane Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Hévíz-Balaton Airport and Fane Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SOB / LHSM | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Sármellék, Hungary | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°41'11"N by 17°9'33"E | 
| Area Served: | Lake Balaton, Hungary | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 408 feet (124 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SOB | 
| More Information: | SOB Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FNE / AYFA | 
| Airport Name: | Fane Airport | 
| Location: | Fane, Papua New Guinea | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°33'4"S by 147°5'6"E | 
| Elevation: | 4300 feet (1,311 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from FNE | 
| More Information: | FNE Maps & Info | 
Facts about Hévíz-Balaton Airport (SOB):
- The furthest airport from Hévíz-Balaton Airport (SOB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,746 miles (18,904 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Hévíz-Balaton Airport's relatively low elevation of 408 feet, planes can take off or land at Hévíz-Balaton Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- A military airport was already located here in the 1940s.
- In addition to being known as "Hévíz-Balaton Airport", another name for SOB is "Hévíz-Balaton Repülőtér".
- Hévíz-Balaton Airport (SOB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Due to financial problems, the airport closed over the winter period 2008–09, but closed indefinitely on 10 October 2009.
- The closest airport to Hévíz-Balaton Airport (SOB) is Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX), which is located 71 miles (115 kilometers) W of SOB.
- Sármellék International Airport had operated as a public airport since 1991 and became the second international airport of the country on 15 May 2002 after Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport.
Facts about Fane Airport (FNE):
- Because of Fane Airport's high elevation of 4,300 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at FNE. Combined with a high temperature, this could make FNE a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Fane Airport (FNE) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,718 miles (18,858 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
- The closest airport to Fane Airport (FNE) is Kokoda Airport (KKD), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) ESE of FNE.
- Fane Airport (FNE) currently has only 1 runway.




